Tag Archives: Wakayama
Japan – Wakayama Governor says it is ‘irresponsible’ to try and derail casino plan
Wakayama Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka has said it is ‘irresponsible’ for casino opponents to try and stop the prefecture moving forward with its plan to host an integrated resort, operated by either Hong Kong’s Suncity Group or Canadian investment firm Clairvest Group. He told residents group standing against the plan: “It is irresponsible to future generations…
Japan – Suncity opens office to promote its Wakayama IR2.0 concept
Asian junket investor Suncity Group has now opened an office in Wakayama which it will use as a promotional base in its attempts to land one of Japan’s first integrated resorts with its Wakayama IR2.0 concept. The newly established Wakayama office will show concept videos and a scale model of the project. Suncity has said…
Japan – Only Suncity and Clairvest lodge interest for casino in Wakayama
Only two casino companies, Asian junket investor Suncity Group and Canada-based Clairvest, have lodged proposals for the request-for-proposal (RFP) process to develop a casino on an artificial island called Marina City in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama, located east of Osaka. Suncity has said it would spend between HK$30bn and HK$35bn (US$3.8bn to US$4.5bn) on…
Japan – Wakayama sets decision date of Autumn 2020 for IR hopefuls
Suncity Group, Bloomberry Resorts and Lucien Barrière will find out whether they have a future as a casino operator in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama by Autumn 2020. That is of course if the national basic policy for Integrated Resorts bids is decided in January 2020. The tender of a licence in Wakayama, in the…
Japan – Suncity sets top budget of US$4.5bn for Wakayama IR
Asian junket group Suncity Group has said it will spend between HK$30bn and HK$35bn (US$3.8bn to US$4.5bn) on an Integrated Resort in its Wakayama, in the Kansai region, on Honshū island’s Kii Peninsula. Suncity CEO Alvin Chau said the vision was for a ‘unique project combining Wakayama Prefecture’s historical tradition, natural landscape and cultural essence.’…
Japan – Suncity and Bloomberry unveil Wakayama blueprint
Macau-based Suncity and Bloomberry Resorts, owner of Solaire Resort & Casino in the Philippines, have launched their blueprint for an IR license in Wakayama. The pair launched their concept a symposium in Wakayama where they showed a video of their plans which includes a 2,500-room hotel and an exhibition hall to hold 12,000 people. Suncity…
Japan – Wakayama and Nagasaki confirm details behind their IR visions
Two more Japanese prefectures Wakayama and Nagasaki have now confirmed their commitment in bidding for one of the three Japanese casino licences. The IR Promotion Office in Sasebo outlined that Nagasaki prefecture wanted to build an IR at what is Japan’s leading amusement park, Huis Ten Bosch, with the aim of opening in 2024. Sasebo…
Japan – Pro-casino governor gets fourth term in Wakayama
The western Japanese prefecture of Wakayama remains on track to get a casino with pro-casino Governor Yoshinobu Nisaka winning a fourth consecutive term in the local elections. During his campaign, Mr. Nisaka emphasised that he wanted casino gaming to boost tourism. “The negative effects of having a casino can be prevented. I will explain its…
Japan – Wakayama receives 33 submissions as Yokohama’s residents say ‘no’
A total of 33 companies have submitted proposals for a casino in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama on Japan’s south central coast. Wakayama officials have said they want a casino group to develop a resort on Marina City, a 40-hectare, artificial island which would offer 2,500 hotel rooms, and convention space. The island already boasts…
